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[YourFunnyUncle]

I should say that I think that whole post-Mythal scene with Sera is one of the more confusing and frustrating in the game. It seems almost as though the Inquisitor and Sera are talking at crossed purposes. Quizzy seems to be talking about historical truth while she's concentrating on religious truth, and there's no way to investigate further and clear things up. This is made worse if you happen to be a Dalish who is in a relationship with her.

[coldwetn0se]

I am taking my Freya Lavellan through The Descent, as I type, and I swear I just saw a

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Gold Nug. Not like the one you buy in VR, but a live one (well....in-game "alive" ).

Is this a thing in Descent, that I never noticed before?? If I make it go "boom!", will it drop something cool for me. (I hate wasting those cute little buggers, but if I get something rare....

Thoughts?

[YourFunnyUncle]

I am taking my Freya Lavellan through The Descent, as I type, and I swear I just saw a

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Gold Nug. Not like the one you buy in VR, but a live one (well....in-game "alive" ).

Is this a thing in Descent, that I never noticed before?? If I make it go "boom!", will it drop something cool for me. (I hate wasting those cute little buggers, but if I get something rare....

Thoughts?

I haven't seen it. We need screenies!

[coldwetn0se]

I haven't seen it. We need screenies!

LOL! I will try, but Dayum! The Bastion of the Pure be dark! It's because it is so dark, that it stood out...

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Whenever a bit of light hits it, it "shimmers", for the lack of a better word.

Bah! I don't want to stay paused like this, so I will snap a pic, and *sniff* off the little squealer.

Hurry.....someone else post with an answer, or the bunny-pig gets it!
MWAHAHAHA!!

[Killdren88]

Toyed with Cullen's Lyrium addiction again. I do that often. Tell him to stop taking it watch him struggle and bit, then get him to cave. Rinse and repeat.

[Rascoth]

I am taking my Freya Lavellan through The Descent, as I type, and I swear I just saw a

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Gold Nug. Not like the one you buy in VR, but a live one (well....in-game "alive" ).

Is this a thing in Descent, that I never noticed before?? If I make it go "boom!", will it drop something cool for me. (I hate wasting those cute little buggers, but if I get something rare....

Thoughts?

I don't know about The Descent, but I do know...

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There's Golden Nug in multiplayer. Kill it and you have nice pile of gold. That's why everyone is chasing after it, no matter the enemies But it would be wonderful if there was one in The Descent. I need to look around when I get to this part again.

[coldwetn0se]

Well balls!

I did take some less than spectacular screenies, then I switched to Tac-Cam, to see the creatures "description", and all it said was

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Nug

103450 hp

LMAO!

Anyway, backed out of tac, and tried to chase it to an area that had better lighting, and *POOF!*, the blighter disappeared!!!



Now I'm going gold nug hunting.....huehuehuehue!

[birefringent]

Legend of Rys

Chapter 18 - A foolhardy quest

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A little extra, not directly part of the Legend.

Alistair of course wanted to complain about killing Connor. Rys went all hard on him and said it had to be done.

Then Alistair asked what about the Arl? What will he say when - if he wakes up?

Rys calmly explained that she doesn't care what the Arl might say.

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[birefringent]

Legend of Rys
Chapter 19 - Where are we going now?

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[Melbella]

Good idea on saving a copy of previous posts. I'm doing the same, because I'm writing extended stories after finishing my each of my Inquisitor's runs.
 
I wasn't here yet when the original thread was active, but seeing how everyone shared their DA experiences are both awesome and inspiring.

 
Well, what would have been a really good idea is writing all that stuff in Wordpad in the first place and then copying it here, instead of the other way around I'm doing now. 

 

 

I should say that I think that whole post-Mythal scene with Sera is one of the more confusing and frustrating in the game. It seems almost as though the Inquisitor and Sera are talking at crossed purposes. Quizzy seems to be talking about historical truth while she's concentrating on religious truth, and there's no way to investigate further and clear things up. This is made worse if you happen to be a Dalish who is in a relationship with her.

 

I think you're right. They just don't seem to be talking about the same thing at all. Mythal, to me, is the one elven temple where we don't find any demons, so when Sera says the place was full of them, all I can think is she's lost what's left of her mind. 'Cause, she really should know by then what demons look like.  

[Qun00]

Currently stuck in the Wraith's Vengeance quest in DAO:A.

Everyone says "the key of haakon is under the trapdoor!". Yeah, well, the trapdoor is locked.

[JD Buzz]

 Well, what would have been a really good idea is writing all that stuff in Wordpad in the first place and then copying it here, instead of the other way around I'm doing now. 

 

I guess that'd be easier. The only thing to do before posting is inserting pics. 

[YourFunnyUncle]

I think you're right. They just don't seem to be talking about the same thing at all. Mythal, to me, is the one elven temple where we don't find any demons, so when Sera says the place was full of them, all I can think is she's lost what's left of her mind. 'Cause, she really should know by then what demons look like.

 

Yeah I think she's using "demons" as shorthand for "powerful magical creatures that aren't as powerful as the maker and so shouldn't be worshipped as gods" but as I say it's hard to be certain and it's frustrating that you can't have a more involved conversation about it.

[ChoiceSpirit]

Good luck with your 360! Let's hope your troubles with it will end soon!

 

That sounds really good! I hope this job will be what you want it to be

 

Yeah, I would really like to follow logic. Because if you think about it, the only one making sense is Hawke and his/her friend, Warden Stroud (with sibling as a Warden). Rest is just... far-fetched. Loghain or Alistair? How Hawke met them? They're not even Free Marches' Wardens. Still, even though it doesn't make sense, I like playing with them as "Warden friend".

To tell the truth if I was following logic all the time I shouldn't use half of the choices available in Keep 

 

Yes, even Leandra mentions it in Act 1 (if you ask her). One of the banters with Tallis also mentions that.

Well, if you don't romance Cullen in Inquisition and have female mage Warden he sounds like he still has feelings for her.

 

I think that talk comes up after Arbor Wilds... or maybe after Morrigan shows Eluvian? I need to check my saves.

*goes to check saves*

Yep, it comes up after Arbor Wilds, after his praying scene.

 

I'm with Ashaantha on that. I think it was Flemeth's doing.

 

Have you played Last Court?

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IMO Morrigan became Celene's occult advisor to have privileges connected with this title. It was new title and no one knew how high in court hierarchy she really was. That gave her more freedom to act without being stopped by her "betters" (you know, silly nobles and others). That meant she also could gain access to Serault's glasswork. It's true that you can drive her out, but she returns ether way.

But well, I may change my mind after reading The Masked Empire.

 

Thanks! She's really special for me 

 

You should start drawing again! DA stuff is definitely inspiring! *looks at prepared paper and pencils* 

 

What a nice selfie 

 

Urgh, everything is happening so fast here! Spent some days working and bang, I'm already lost ; I really have to catch up what's going on!

But thanks I don't know why, I feel the same for my Warden... I love my Hawke and my quizzy, but the Warden . I understand now why some people want to see them again.

 

I thought I'd be done with my drawing by now but I really suck with colours... still, I hope I can post it here by the end of the week.

 

And thanks again! (he didn't even use a selfie-stick )

[Rascoth]

Urgh, everything is happening so fast here! Spent some days working and bang, I'm already lost ; I really have to catch up what's going on!

But thanks I don't know why, I feel the same for my Warden... I love my Hawke and my quizzy, but the Warden . I understand now why some people want to see them again.

 

I thought I'd be done with my drawing by now but I really suck with colours... still, I hope I can post it here by the end of the week.

 

And thanks again! (he didn't even use a selfie-stick )

For me all my canon ladies are special. My special, mage snowflakes  Though Lyall is exception among all my characters, because she's the only one without LI.

 

I love colouring (just as much as shading), but sometimes... when I draw on A3 format... 

 

Hehe, you're welcome 

[PapaCharlie9]

She'd agree. She believes in the Maker. What she's saying is that the elven pantheon are demons and not gods, so the elven religion is false and based on demon worship. The problem is that when you have so many powerful magical creatures around, the lines get very blurred...

I don't quite agree. Sera's "belief" in the Maker is not what we usually consider as "faith". It's more like, the mysteries of the world don't make any sense, or are so far beyond the experience of little people as to be impenetrable. The Chantry stories about the Maker and Andraste kind of make sense, so, hey, she'll go with that as an explanation for the mysteries of the world. But they're still stories, to her mind. They are not "real real".

 

Sera:

 

"A magister who cracked the Black City? It's a hazy dream right? I mean, if it's real real then the Seat of the Maker? Real thing. A seat needs a butt so the Maker? Real thing. Fairy stories about the start and end of the world? Real things. It's too far, innit?" 

 

Her world view is intensely grounded in mundane reality, so anything supernatural is frightening and probably a lie or a fever dream. Unrevealed mysteries are suspicious by nature and probably a set-up by some poncy muckity-mucks to get one over on the little people.

 

The conversation after the Temple of Mythal is Sera exulting in just such a lie being exposed. Elves all boo-hooing over being conquered by Tevinter? Get over it, they did themselves in. The line about the revealed history from the Temple vs. the Chantry stories as not fitting together is just Sera sticking with the explanation for the world that she's most comfortable with, and bugger everything else.

 

This is a characteristic that lead to a lot of players hating on Sera. She is so hidebound in her worldview. She clings to it desperately, despite revealed facts that she see's with her own eyes and/or kills with her own arrows. Such a high level of denial is Sera's central character flaw. You either love it or hate it.

 

(Sorry for pulling a chunk of the Sera permathread - 3940 pages and still going strong, and that's V2 of the thread - into our happy neighborhood tavern here -- next round is on me!)

[Magdalena11]

[YourFunnyUncle]

I don't quite agree. Sera's "belief" in the Maker is not what we usually consider as "faith". It's more like, the mysteries of the world don't make any sense, or are so far beyond the experience of little people as to be impenetrable. The Chantry stories about the Maker and Andraste kind of make sense, so, hey, she'll go with that as an explanation for the mysteries of the world. But they're still stories, to her mind. They are not "real real".

 

Sera:

 

"A magister who cracked the Black City? It's a hazy dream right? I mean, if it's real real then the Seat of the Maker? Real thing. A seat needs a butt so the Maker? Real thing. Fairy stories about the start and end of the world? Real things. It's too far, innit?" 

 

Her world view is intensely grounded in mundane reality, so anything supernatural is frightening and probably a lie or a fever dream. Unrevealed mysteries are suspicious by nature and probably a set-up by some poncy muckity-mucks to get one over on the little people.

 

The conversation after the Temple of Mythal is Sera exulting in just such a lie being exposed. Elves all boo-hooing over being conquered by Tevinter? Get over it, they did themselves in. The line about the revealed history from the Temple vs. the Chantry stories as not fitting together is just Sera sticking with the explanation for the world that she's most comfortable with, and bugger everything else.

 

This is a characteristic that lead to a lot of players hating on Sera. She is so hidebound in her worldview. She clings to it desperately, despite revealed facts that she see's with her own eyes and/or kills with her own arrows. Such a high level of denial is Sera's central character flaw. You either love it or hate it.

Hmm... Actually I think the context of that that line reveals precisely that she's not hidebound in her world-view when it comes to the existence of the maker. She certainly is very set in her views in most other respects, but in this case she thought that the maker was probably just fairy stories and now she's having serious doubts. She wants to figure out whether the maker is real or not and that's part of her motivation for sticking around.

[Gilli]

Finally finished The Descent

 

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Bruce finally met His Royal Squeakiness.

 

Bruce: /What a weird place for a throne.../

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Bruce: /..why am I feeling I'm being watched?/

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Sooo many Nuggies

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Bruce: "What is that?"

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Varric: Well, Sh!t.

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Everyone: *is being nervous*

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Everyone: *pulls themselves together*

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Let the Judgement beginn~!

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Nug King: (judging squeaking) /I see you are wearing Nugskin. How dare you to wear the skin of my people!

 

 

Nug King: (acknowledging squeaking) But I do have to agree, it looks good on you.

 

 

Bruce: (respectful squeaking) I'm truly sorry, your Royal Squeakiness. This robe was a gift from my mother, I never harmed a Nug on purpose. (which is the truth, as much as I love Nugskin, I don't want to kill them  )

 

 

Nug King: (majestic sqeaking) Very well, you may leave unharmed, if you promise to lay down some cheese whenever you see a Nug.

 

 

 

Bruce: I feel....judged.... /MOM! Why did you have to use Nugskin? Why? Why?/

 

 

After the meeting with the Nug King, Bruce & Co went further down into the Bastion of the Pure.

 

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Just before they had reached the end of the area, they got attacked again by Sha-Brytol fighters. What a massacre.

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After that fight they went through a small door,

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to have a break.

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I think I have to split my post again, so TBC

[YourFunnyUncle]

I should add that I think Sera's intransigence is due in large part to people telling her all her life that she's not a "real elf". She's so sick of it that she's become abrasively defensive.

[coldwetn0se]

Whelp. I had intended on sharing my "Golden bunny-pig" pics, buuuut....I have been plagued by the 100% Disk Usage! Win 8.1 crappola. On a newly built system, to boot.

So now, I am doing every little thing on the list, one is "supposed" to do, and that includes running WD's Lifeguard Diagnostic tool. Which will take......FIVE HOURS!! (and 27 minutes )

Meh. I suppose that means, I should probably do real work, for a change. yeah.

BTW, if anyone is interested in the little bugger, here are my suggestions when playing Descent:

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Once you reach the Bastion of the Pure, head down the left sided path. After a run in with some Sha'Brytol, you can follow along a ridge (where a few bolters were pelting you and cronies), and this will take you to a group of Creythal's (or wut eva they are called ). This is also the area that has a Deep Road Expedition marker. Up the ramp, will be at least one Bolter. After taking him (them) out, keep heading up the ramp. There are two different paths to explore, and right at that junction, was where I started hearing the "squeaking". I first caught sight by heading along the left side path. I was able to chase nug back into the cavern with the expedition marker, but then that was where he disappeared. never heard nor saw him again. It may be a random event, or that is the only chance you have to nab this rare and elusive creature.

Go forth and slaughter!

(and then be sure to report back here...with pictures!)

[Bhryaen]

Spent (still spending) the whole day- third in a row- farming FT silverite, FT plush velvet, and the store in Hissing Wastes (want a masterwork leather coat). With only a single FT silverite and 4 FT plush velvet (actually 12, but only 4 hidden blades ones), I'm thinking farming might not worth my time... What? It's my first playthrough. Not sure why the Short List doesn't just show everything new rather than forcing the player to exit and restart the game to get a single new item in there randomly (except that it repeats items, so I've seen some show up 5 times). After- oh, my, is it really like 30+ times?- too many times, I've gotten nearly all I could want from that store except the primary thing I wanted. Remind me to just accept inferior items next time and just play...

 

A moment in Emprise du Lion:

 

Aedlea: "Fereldens... Wait, but this is Orlais. Do they worship dogs in Orlais too?"

Varric: "Don't ask me. I'm from Kirkwall... where we venerate chained people..."

Aedlea: "Pardon me?"

Varric: "If you're ever in town just visit the Gallows and you'll know what I'm... nevermind... You Dalish worship a wolf anyway, right?"

Aedlea: "It's... different..."

Varric: "The Orlesians would just say 'touche.'"

[ChoiceSpirit]

Aaand, I finally finished my warden, Kilinn Cousland ; as always, I'm not satisfied with it... I'm still learning and it's far from perfect but as I spent hours drawing it, I post it here, as I promised   

 

I still don't know how to post my fanarts here without spoiling the quality and ruin your eyes...so here's a link to it http://d-angervisit....ilinn-556569688

 

For me all my canon ladies are special. My special, mage snowflakes  Though Lyall is exception among all my characters, because she's the only one without LI.

 

I love colouring (just as much as shading), but sometimes... when I draw on A3 format... 

 

Hehe, you're welcome 

 

Oh! And why doesn't she have any LI ? You couldn't find a LI that you liked or you didn't want her to be romanced ?

 

& can't wait to see the golden nug! I don't remember seeing it...

 

In the meantime, I will wander in Thedas with my new/old quizzy, Syn.  Who says hello from Redcliff by the way

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. I spent 10 minutes looking for Connor...Until I realised you have to side with the mages to see him. I sided with the templars

[birefringent]

Aaand, I finally finished my warden, Kilinn Cousland ; as always, I'm not satisfied with it... I'm still learning and it's far from perfect but as I spent hours drawing it, I post it here, as I promised 

 

I still don't know how to post my fanarts here without spoiling the quality and ruin your eyes...so here's a link to it http://d-angervisit....ilinn-556569688

She looks good 

[Arshei]

I wanted to finally finish the Inquisition so i created a mage for my canon.

First i created like this

But i don't wanted that..

 

Now she is a pretty anarchist :3 (rebel mages to the  power )

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